"occupy oakland," city officials updating us on the situation tonight, we are live with new information. cold conditions on tap for tonight. where it will get to near freezing overnight. coming up. and cuts looming, frustration growing. burning the midnight oil deciding the fate of several elementary schools. live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. developing news in san francisco, more people are starting to gather in support of the protesters. today the mayor said he wants camping laws enforced because

the plaza is become unsafe. protesters say it has issues before they got there. there has been no official word on when police may move in. live now to kron 4's reggie kumar who is covering "occupy oakland." you are hearing protesters there could be on their way to san francisco? >> reporter: that's right. they were trying to get on the bart station here at frank ogawa plaza but they were unable to because officials closed the bart station. now they are heading down broadway. there is a very light police present following the protesters as they mort down broadway. no indication of where they are going. as you can see inferencing is now down here at the frank ogawa plaza. that was pushed down by the protesters. the city has been saying they do not want the protesters to

stay here at frank ogawa plaza past 10:00 p.m. but the mayor says they can stay here as long as they remain peaceful. look at this video. this is what happened earlier. protesters vowing to take back frank ogawa plaza and they did. 700 gathered holding signs that say opd has blood on their hands, referring to last night's clash. before the gathering many of the protesters pushed down the fencing. the mayor wants to open opdialogue between the city and the protesters. >> i want time to open up communication. i have decided not to have -- have minimum police presence over the next day or so so we can try open up the dialogue. people have to remember why we

had to close to begin with, the sanitation issues. the community who met with me get that, it can't deteriorate to what it was before. i am the mayor of the city that has divided opinions on some things. most of the support, the "occupy wall street" movement we don't always agree on tactics. i know you don't like the thing i look at things day by day. we will do what keeps the most city in the city pleased and safe. more for the public safety. we are not making a battle. we are going to -- >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> reporter: again, the protesters are on the move once again on broadway. at this point the city administrator says this is a

biohazard area, very unhealthy because of all the chemicals put down. they don't recommend protesters sleep here tonight. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. a lot of video has been coming out from last night. scott olsen a iraq war veteran was injured, his skull fractured. his video shows scott olsen on the ground after he was hit. many protesters were already retreating but some stayed behind to help him. a police officer can be seen throwing tear gas into the crowd. he served two tours of duty in iraq without injury, today his friends spoke out in front of city hall. >> i think it's uncockable that

some of our citizens can protect our citizens, just to come back and have our own police injure them. >> tonight he is in serious but stable condition at a hospital. we encourage you to stay with kron 4 news as we dorff opprotest. we will keep you updated in oakland and san francisco throughout the newscast. well, moving on to weather. a big chill will be settling in throughout the bay area thursday morning. what is going on? >> it's already getting cold. look at these temperatures. 40s. we are going to be dropping to near freezing in the north bay. right now 44 santa rosa. 43 half moon bay.

73 napa. 79 los gatos. most 30s in the north bay. tomorrow cold start to the day. napa 34 degrees. warmest location in san francisco 48. noon time, temperatures warming up. present and mild conditions into the afternoon. we will look that temperatures in a bit. tempers flaring among parents over school cuts in oakland. 5 schools are on the chopping block. kron 4's alejandra cerball has more on what parents are saying inside tonight's meeting. >> reporter: tense moment inside the meeting here in oakland. many people were frustrated because it took so long to get to public comment. >> obvious to the community of oakland that these beautiful

children from lake view, these children who are fighting for their rights from marshall, walking to school too long. they need a school. >> talk about $2 million, six schools? doesn't make sense. you already admitted -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: 5 schools were on the chopping block because of low enrollment and low scores. 1,000 students would be impacted and would need to transfer to other schools. alejandra cerball, kron 4 news. the cost of call subject soring. the average yearly price stag for a public university jumped $21,000. today president obama outlined

new programs he hopes will help with student loans. >> other countries are hustling to outeducate us today so they can outcompete us tomorrow. they want the all eyes of the future. i want you to have those jobs. >> the president aims to speed up a plan that was in the works. one measure was pushed up the starting day for loan repayment program based on income. new, a look at a white house strategy for the 2011 election, what the president is doing right now, also, conrad murray, crying in court today as the michael jackson death trial continues. we will tell you what started the tears. coming up on the 11:00 news, the hottest coach in the country, cardinals ranked fourth, we hear from him a little bit later.

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and back now live to our developing story in oakland. kron 4's reggie kumar standing by with an update on the protesters. >> reporter: they just returned here. look, you can see they are holding american flags, gathered right there in the intersection. police brocked off the street so traffic can't pass through where the protesters gathered in the intersection. i talked to one police officer, he told me they were trying to get to fran but like i mentioned, bart did shut down its stations so they were unable to get on. so they are standing there, waiting and talking about their next move. i have not had a chance to talk to them about what they are planning to do. >> thank you for the update. we will take a quick break and be right back. [ female announcer ] what makes jcpfastcash so exciting?

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. new tonight, we are looking that white house strategy for decision 2012 while republicans are bat to find their challenger. as kron 4's catherine heenan reports, the commander adjusted his message. >> we can't wait for congress to do its job. >> we can't wait for congress. >> we couldn't afford to wait for them. >> reporter: yes, he is running against congress. notice a new message discipline? he was famous for it in 2008. >> yes, we can. >> yes, we can. >> yes, we can. >> now it's back. >> pass this bill. we need to pass this bill. >> reporter: beginning with his

push for the jobs plan. >> one thing that sometimes hasn't occurred in the past is the president saying the same thing over and over and over again. repetition matters in politics. he is out there selling the jobs plan and giving people a real understanding he has a direction for the country in terms of not just jobs in the short term but rebuilding the country's strength for the longs term. that's very important. >> reporter: right now the president has a chance to define his message before there is a republican nominee. >> important part of what the president is doing. >> reporter: drawing a contrast for republican plans. >> wait a minute, i got to talk about the future. how are we going to create jobs. >> reporter: one republican thinks it's already too late.

>> the problem for the president's message is that 3/4 of the country believes we are on the wrong track. so they pretty well closed their ears to the president's message. michellemichelle obama's mess -- president obama's message isn't reg uginating. >> reporter: republicans continue to unveil their plan with more debates and of course, the primaries. catherine heenan, kron 4 news. testimony today in the conrad murray trial. his patients were talking about the doctor in glowing terms. moving him to tears. five patients from lash and houston -- las vegas and houston. prosecutors pointed out that none of the patients that he was treating were being treated for sleep disorder. conrad murray is charged with

giving michael jackson propofol to help him sleep. the final defense witnesses will be two medical experts. after a windy morning winds have calmed down in most sports. still seeing gusts 20-30 miles per hour. in the valleys near zero for most locations. 5 miles per hour in san francisco. 7 heyward. calm through most of the bay area. chilly conditions overnight. temperatures, north bay, 36 santa rosa. 34 napa. 30 sonoma. all over the place. low 40s for fairfield, concord, livermore. down in morgan hill 42 degrees. 48 san francisco,

all right. good evening, everybody. the threat of rape postponed game 6 of the world series. and what is funny about this, they called it off early afternoon in st. louis because the projection was come 4:00 p.m. going to be heavy rain. it never materialized and they just didn't want to take a chance. start, stop a world series

game. game 6 tomorrow. if st. louis wins they will play on friday a deciding game 7. the 49ers might have another weapon for sunday. edwards who used to play for the browns has bun out since september 18 when he injured his knee-harbaugh has been talking, this is it, you will come back. in true coach form, listen to him, checks his words and delivers this: >> more evaluation. i might have been overly optimistic about just a general -- our guys making it back for this ball game. but we will -- we will assess it and determine day by day. >> groin kicks to opponent aren't a good thing. this may be our fourth

offering. pretty graphic. if you are on the ground, i wouldn't kick a guy in the groin. ever, ever, ever. anyway, vikings ryan robinson has been fined for kicking a man in the groin. that's groin kicking as we see it at this hour. [ laughter ] >> funny when you do these enough times -- >> looked -- didn't look like he was hurt too much by it. >> you are supposed to have a cup for protection. one of those deals, the longer you talk you will say something stupid. >> terrell owens worked out yesterday. you know how much i love pam, you should have said terrell owens was offered a contract and you said not by an nfl team. he was offered a contract by

the chicago rush for $400 a week and they laughed it off. in broadcasting school they -- >> he could have been offered a contract via model. >> not the broadcasting school -- >> coming up terrell owens has been offered a contract. >> did you tell your sports staff that? >> they wrote that? >> yeah. >> heads will roll. stanford football is riding high. david shah took over for jim harbaugh. he hasn't missed a beat. ranked o4th in the nation. 15 game winning streak. they play usc this week. and earlier we asked him how much stock he put in the ranking. david shah is the coach. >> reporter: how much stock do you put in the rankies? you are ranked fourth?

>> zero. it means absolutely nothing right now. it's so early. i told the guys it doesn't mean for a month. means nothing for a month. that's for other people to talk about. we got to go out on saturdays and play our best football. >> big deal for stanford. usc followed by oregon. this is olympic skier tim. and he was one of 12 professional skiers taking a break from sponsor business to have some fun and that's at -- you know, the house of air. good relaxation thing. i recommend. bounce around. feel good. >> you do? >> we will have to try that. the morning news will have an update on the occupy protest in oakland and san francisco with concerns police may move

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